The two sides issued a joint communique, stating Japan's long-term support in helping Ukraine achieve economic stability.
Japan hopes the conference will build momentum for international support for Ukraine as the war drags on and attention has diverted to the Gaza situation.
The conference is largely about reconstruction and investment in Ukraine, but it’s also about Japan’s national security.
Its support for Ukraine comes amid fear of China’s increasingly assertive military actions in the region.
Japan, in cooperation with other Group of Seven members, hopes to link the Tokyo conference to a separate Ukraine reconstruction conference to be held in Germany in June.
Persons:
Fumio Kishida, Kishida, ” Kishida, “, Denys Shmyhal, ”, it’s, Yoko Kamikawa
Organizations:
TOKYO, “, Ukraine, of, Japan External Trade Organization, Russia, ”, Seven
Locations:
Japan, Ukrainian, Ukraine, “ Ukraine, Gaza, East Asia, States, Tokyo, Germany